Beneteau Oceanis 40

The Beneteau Oceanis 40 is a fractional sloop designed by Berret-Racoupeau and Nauta Design, built by Beneteau from 2007 to the present. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, measures 12.2 meters LOA, has a 3.9-meter beam, a 1.9-meter draft, and displaces 8259 kg. Originally marketed as the Beneteau 40 in the US, it offered an optional shallow draft keel of 1.55 meters. Aboard *Ale & Max - Y2K Sailing Adventure*, a couple transitioned from powerboating to long-term bluewater sailing with an Oceanis 40 CC named Y2K before upgrading to an Oceanis 50.19:00 The owners of an Oceanis 40, seen on *Vagabond Voyages*, returned to their boat in Fiji after a four-month work period, finding it secure after a Category 3 cyclone, though they addressed corroded door hinges and performed general cleaning. *Adventureman Dan* toured Avara, a 40-foot Beneteau Oceanis center-cockpit, equipped with solar panels, a wind generator, and a Hydrovane self-steering system, which its retired Turkish owners used to cross the Atlantic.0:29 They report cruising speeds of 5.6 knots under engine and up to 7 knots under sail.5:20 Andy Schell of *59° North Sailing* mentioned the Beneteau Oceanis 40 as a boat a less experienced sailor might quickly outgrow for offshore cruising, contrasting it with designs engineered for such use.30:17